The Great African Land Grab — Surviving the Future — Medium
▻https://medium.com/surviving-the-future/5a835a2fac72
The price of food post-globalisation is often invisible consequences. In this first of two extracts from his latest book, “The Great African Land Grab?”, Lorenzo Cotula looks at the impact of land deals on water resources.
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#terres #accaparement
Rising biomass demand could drive land grabs : report | Reuters
►http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/30/us-biomass-iied-idUSTRE77T3L220110830
ainsi donc les crédits #carbone pourraient contribuer à accroître les prix de base de l’#alimentation
“All eyes are turned to food and biofuels, but tree plantations for biomass energy may soon become an important driver in the global land rush,” said Lorenzo Cotula, a senior researcher at IIED and co-author of the report.
Investing in biomass plantations could become more attractive in the coming years as fossil fuel prices rise and the cost of biomass production falls as new production methods develop, the report said.
Biomass plantations may also be able to generate additional revenue streams, such as by selling carbon credits.